The World's Religions
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 12, 2009
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- Who it’s for
- Explore major religious traditions through sympathetic accounts of their essential teachings and inner perspectives.
- Themes
- World religions, Religious teachings, Regional native traditions
- Genres
- Comparative Religion, Religious Reference, Spirituality
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The World’s Religions, by beloved author and pioneering professor Huston Smith (Tales of Wonder), is the definitive classic for introducing the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as regional native traditions.
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This revised and updated edition provides sympathetic descriptions of the various traditions, explaining how they work “from the inside,” which is a big reason why this cherished classic has sold more than two million copies since it first appeared in 1958.
Faith From Within
Explore major religious traditions through sympathetic accounts of their essential teachings and inner perspectives.
Come here for
- A broad introduction spanning Asian, Abrahamic, and regional native traditions
- A layered view of how different faiths understand themselves
Expect
- Explanations of traditions from the inside
- An introductory guide revised and updated
Where it sits
| Comparative Religion | 100% |
|---|---|
| Spirituality | 19% |
| Religious Reference | 14% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Religion & Philosophy
- Atheism
- Christian History
- Comparative Religion
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- Islamic History
- Islamic Theology
- Religious Reference
- Spirituality
- Authors
- Huston Smith
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 12, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- World religions · Religious teachings · Regional native traditions
- Reading lane
- Religion & Philosophy